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Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up | There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon. (arstechnica.com)
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Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up | There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon.::There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon.

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[โ€“] Genericusername@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Out of all types of space junk, I'd be least worried about stuff on the surface of the moon. If anything, these piles of human waste contain the gut bacteria of the astronauts and was exposed to decades of radiation, temperatures and extreme conditions. It will be an interesting thing to study once they'll be able to create a research lunar base.

[โ€“] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 1 year ago

Now when they go back, there are going to be poo-based life forms that claim sovereignity over the moon.